He was afraid — not of the present or the future, but of the past. He was afraid of the thing tagged Reed Kieran, that stiff blind voiceless thing wheeling its slow orbit around the Moon, companion to dead worlds and silent space. . . .Hamilton was a thoughtful SF writer, and you can surely see that here: this is the tale of a man dead in space for centuries — and revived by folks who approach an alien world a lot the way out nuttier environmentalists approach the defense of trees. There are creatures on this alien world, see, that look like people — and act like chimpanzees. But chimps are animals, aren't they? Aren't they. . . ?
- Newly Added eBooks - Available Now
- The Hit List (Books We Love)
- Top 500 eBook Fiction
- Top 500 eBook Nonfiction
- Popular Romance
- Books you may have missed
- Health & Fitness
- Business Biographies
- Fantasy
- Historical Fiction
- Thrillers
- Crime
- Self-Enrichment
- See all
- Newly Added Audiobooks - Available Now
- Top 500 Audiobook Fiction
- Top 500 Audiobook Nonfiction
- Business Biographies
- Business & Management
- Self-Enrichment
- Audiobooks for your commute
- Thrillers
- Foreign Language Study
- Humour
- See all
- Newly Added
- Children’s Favorite Characters
- Most Popular Children's Titles
- Comic & Graphic Books
- Children's Read-Alongs
- Popular Teen Reads
- Armchair Explorers for Children and Teens
- Science Fiction & Fantasy - Available Now
- Roald Dahl Collection
- See all
- Chinese Titles - Adult
- Chinese Titles - Young Adults
- Chinese Titles - Children's
- 中文书籍
- Malay Titles - Adults
- Malay Titles - Young Adults
- Malay Titles - Children's
- Tamil Titles
- Tamil Titles - Children's
- See all